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House GOP Punts Decision on Marjorie Taylor Greene

Will likely resume deliberations Wednesday

(Newser) - House Republicans are under quite a bit of pressure to discipline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her rhetoric around far-right conspiracy theories and false claims of election fraud, but they ended Tuesday by taking no action, Politico reports. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met privately with the freshman lawmaker for...

Marjorie Taylor Greene, McConnell Trade Slams

Senate minority leader denounces Republican's 'loony lies,' and she calls him 'weak'

(Newser) - He didn't name her, but Mitch McConnell on Monday issued what is being described in multiple outlets as a "scathing" rebuke of controversial GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene . And she then shot right back. The statements:
  • McConnell: “Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican
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Dems Give GOP an Ultimatum on Marjorie Taylor Greene

They say they'll remove lawmaker from panels if Republicans fail to take action

(Newser) - House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says he plans to have a "conversation" with GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene—but that's not enough for House Democrats, who want the Georgia lawmaker to be kicked off of committees because of her support for or endorsement of wild conspiracy theories. Politico...

&#39;SNL&#39; Takes Aim at Marjorie Taylor Greene
SNL Mocks QAnon
Congresswoman
Jan 31, 2021 8:51 AM CST

SNL Mocks QAnon Congresswoman

Marjorie Taylor Greene got the Saturday Night Live treatment

(Newser) - Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene got the Saturday Night Live treatment in the show's first cold open of 2021. The newly elected Georgia Republican, whose support of fringe conspiracies has placed her among the most controversial members of the new Congress, was played by Cecily Strong and saw her on...

Tiff Between 2 Congresswomen Reaches Boiling Point

Dem Cori Bush has her office moved away from GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene 'for my team's safety'

(Newser) - The backlash against new GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene continues, with a Democratic colleague now ditching her office near Greene's. "A maskless Marjorie Taylor Greene & her staff berated me in a hallway," Rep. Cori Bush, also a freshman congresswoman, posted Friday on Twitter . "She targeted...

Democrats Dumbfounded by Greene&#39;s Committee Seat
Democrats Dumbfounded
by Greene's Committee Seat
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 29, 2021 8:04 AM CST

Democrats Dumbfounded by Greene's Committee Seat

They want Marjorie Taylor Greene ousted from Education Committee

(Newser) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was "appalled" to learn Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who once endorsed executing the speaker , was appointed to the House Education Committee. "What could they be thinking?" Pelosi said of Republican House leaders on Thursday, per Politico . "Or is thinking too generous of a...

Inside the Backlash Against Marjorie Taylor Greene
Inside the Backlash Against
Marjorie Taylor Greene
the rundown
Jan 28, 2021 6:41 AM CST

Inside the Backlash Against Marjorie Taylor Greene

Her Facebook activity, stance on Parkland shooting is coming back into view

(Newser) - It's deja va all over again for Republicans, at least in the AP's eyes. "Republicans have a Marjorie Taylor Greene problem. Again," it declares, and it's not alone in that coverage. Though she was embraced by then-President Trump , the Georgia Republican was denounced by party...

Lawmaker Reportedly Pushed School Shooting Conspiracies

Before in office, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene allegedly called Sandy Hook, Parkland attacks staged

(Newser) - As Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed impeachment articles against President Biden on his first full day in office, she was facing calls for her own removal over her support for conspiracy theories, one of which claims the Parkland, Fla., school shooting was staged. The left-leaning watchdog group Media Matters has...

Twitter Suspends GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

She'll be locked out of her account for 12 hours

(Newser) - Twitter has been suspending accounts left and right as it cracks down on the QAnon conspiracy theory , and one pretty big name is included in the 70,000 suspensions so far: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Georgia congresswoman has endorsed QAnon, and has also tweeted claims of widespread election fraud....

GOP Lawmaker Will Try to Impeach Biden Next Week

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Biden is 'willing to abuse the power of the presidency'

(Newser) - A freshman GOP lawmaker wants to get the ball rolling on impeaching Joe Biden on the president-elect's first full day in office. After President Trump was impeached for a second time Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told Newsmax that she plans to file articles of impeachment against Biden on...

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